Bottom line – I love lots of veggies, but I’ve always hated cauliflower. I’ll routinely pick it out of stir fries or omit it from recipes. Went out to for a nice dinner recently, and there it was on the menu – cauliflower mash. Now I have heard on many occasions that this tastes just like mashed potatoes. Given my dislike for cauliflower, I figured that I was the ultimate judge of this twist on the calories dense, high carb, white mash potato.
Oh my goodness! I was delicious! It was served as the bed to a lovely almond-crusted trout. It was true – cauliflower can masquerade as mashed potatoes! So here was the next test – preparing this at home. Went the Internet and found a wide range of recipes. Everything from a South Beach version that was super clean (and a little blah, even by my clean eating standards) to a restaurant version from Ruby Tuesday that included heavy cream – seriously, why bother with the cauliflower.
I settled on a recipe from Food Network. You’ll find the link below. I thought it was a happy medium. It included parmesan cheese and garlic for flavor. OK, that’s pretty harmless. So off I went to prepare Sunday dinner – salmon, green beans, cauliflower mash, and some fresh bread. And yes, we were even all going to sit around the table to eat it together.
Holy Cauliflower – it was awesome! This is my new favorite food, and the thing new recipe that all my mom clients have to hear about. A few tips from the recipe. I omitted the butter from the top when serving – duh? I didn’t have any chives around, so that’s optional. If you have one, a food processor is excellent for preparation. After all my enthusiasm, last week one of my moms made this for her family that includes 2 boys ages 9 and 7. Half way through the meal, she was getting feedback that the meal was great. Now, she had failed to mention the mashed potato swap. After a few more questions, her husband finally inquired if she had put something in the mashed potatoes. So great!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_26612,00.html
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